The Trans-Siberian Railway
The world's longest railway was completed on 21 July 1904.
History Today
Mary Queen of Scots and the French Connection
Alexander Wilkinson considers what the French made of the controversial royal who played a pivotal role in the French wars of religion, both as Queen of Scots and Queen of France.
Macbeth Defeated at Dunsinane
The Scottish king fought Malcolm Canmore on 27 July 1054.
Catastrophe at Smyrna
Matthew Stewart traces the roots of the Greco-Turkish war of 1921-22, and the consequent refugee crisis, to the postwar settlements of 1919-20.
An Interview with Simon Schama
Daniel Snowman meets the celebrated telly-don and historian of 17th-century Holland, 18th-century France and America, all of British history and much else besides.
Alan Turing: Codebreaker and Computer Pioneer
B.J. Copeland and Diane Proudfoot recall the contribution to the war effort in 1939-45 of the British computer scientist.
The Republican Party Founded
The Republican Party was founded on July 6th, 1854.
Coming to Terms with the Past: Northern Ireland
Richard English argues that historians have a practical and constructive role to play in today’s Ulster.
The Great Train Crash of 1868
Robert Hume investigates the first major railway disaster in Britain, which took the lives of over thirty people in a collision in North Wales.
Alexander the Great: Hunting for a New Past?
Paul Cartledge goes in search of the elusive personality of the world’s greatest hero.